About Kerri
Shamanic healing powerfully connects us to our bodies, our souls, our ancestry, and all of our relations on Mother Earth. This work found me through my own inability to process my pain through the methods Western medicine offered — psychotherapy, SSRIs, the usual prescriptions for a hurting mind. Something bigger was missing, and I felt it as an ache in my heart, a longing I couldn’t name.
When I stumbled into shamanism, I found an oasis. What began as a search for relief became a quest to remember who I am, and it led me to study with teachers across many lineages:
I trained with the Four Winds Light Body School (certified in energy medicine and as an advanced practitioner) and was initiated into the lineage of medicine carriers from the Q’ero Nation of the Andes mountains in Peru.
I trained with Power Path School of Shamanism (Level I, Level II, and Advanced Healer) and was initiated into the lineage of medicine carriers from the Wixárika Nation of northern Mexico.
I studied with the Shipibo in the jungles of Peru and was initiated into their lineage of ceremonialists. I have performed dieta with plant teachers tobacco, renekia, boawasca, camolonga, ayahuasca.
I studied with HeatherAsh Amara, protégé of don Miguel Ruiz Sr., and made the Toltec wisdom of the Four Agreements a foundational part of my path and teachings. I also was certified as a spiritual coach by the Artist of the Spirit Coach Training Program and HeatherAsh Amara, certified in empowerment and firewalk training by Sundoor, and certified as a Warrior Goddess Facilitator.
Most recently, my path has led me into the Gene Keys — a body of wisdom steeped in the I Ching teachings of the Himalayas. I am a certified guide of the Gene Keys.
Every one of these medicines has been woven together into what I call Inner Medicine, which I now teach and initiate others into alongside my co-founder and partner, Akeem Sami.
My Philosophy
The philosophy of Inner Medicine is simple: everything that happens in your life is your medicine. The power is not in the event itself, but in recognizing it as medicine and claiming it as your own.
Inner Medicine is not a theory to understand — it is a way of life to embody. That means doing the shadow work of shedding false conditioning and inherited identity, so that your true essence can shine through unobstructed. You are the artist of your own dream of life, and the aim of Inner Medicine Training is to help you claim that birthright.
My Techniques
Inner Medicine draws on a full tapestry of practice, including:
Shamanic journey Activations and initiations with archetypal energies Shamanic healing Sound healing Plant medicine Ancestral healing Inner child healing Soul retrieval Destiny retrieval
Through our events and classes, I offer pathways into this medicine — an introduction to what lies beyond the door, along with reflections meant to expand your understanding of life, identity, and purpose so your journey continues to deepen and expand over time.
Consider yourself welcomed by all the lineages and ancestors who stand with me, as we create a new way of being human on planet Earth.
More formal bio
Kerri Hummingbird, Medicine Woman, Mother and Mentor, is the Founder of Inner Medicine Training, a Mystery School that shares potent ancient traditions from the Andes and Himalayas for owning your wisdom and living your purpose. She is the #1 international best-selling author of “Inner Medicine: Becoming One with Mother Earth for the Survival of Humanity”, “The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama” (int’l bestseller over 7 years), and “Love Is Fierce: Healing the Mother Wound” which describes the most direct path to self realization. She is the author of the award-winning best-selling book “Awakening To Me: One Woman’s Journey To Self Love” which describes the early years of her spiritual awakening.
As the host of Soul Nectar Show, Ms. Hummingbird inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with an authenticity, passion and purpose that positively impacts others. As a healer and mentor, she catalyzes mind-shifts that transform life challenges into gifts of wisdom.
Kerri has over 30 years of experience in leading by inspiration, and a special passion for reconnecting people to the guidance of our Mother Earth. She mentors women to rewrite the story of their lives through inner transformation, connection to essence, remembrance of purpose, and realignment to authenticity and truth.
In 2014, The Indie Spiritual Book Awards conferred the honor of “Best in Category” to Awakening To Me: One Woman’s Journey To Self Love, and in 2015 it won Pinnacle Best in Category for Self-Help and National Indie Excellence Awards Winner in Category for Spirituality. Her 2015 best-selling book From We To Me: Emerging Self After Divorce, reached #16 in the Divorce category on Amazon. Kerri lives with the love of her life, his two children, and her two young adult sons in the Austin area. She works with clients around the world.
Prior to her career as a Soul Guide, Ms. Hummingbird had a 20-year career as a technical and marketing communications consultant in both Silicon Valley and Austin high-tech communities. She has served in leadership since she began working, most notably serving on the Board of the Silicon Valley chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. She also inspired and led over 150 artists to open their studios to the public as the Executive Director of the non-profit Silicon Valley Open Studios in the Bay Area, California for several years in the early 2000s.
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